Port Charlottes Desiree Cepeda and her daughter, 7-year-old Destiny, are served up ham and turkey at Heart of Mercy Ministries' Seventh Annual Christmas Compassion Community Outreach, an outdoor event held Saturday off U.S. 41 in Charlotte Harbor.

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Kathy Lindback, at left, a volunteer with Heart of Mercy Ministries and a Port Charlotte resident, folds up a pair of children's pants to hand them over to a needy family during Saturday's Christmas Compassion Community Outreach in Charlotte Harbor.

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Rebecca Bazzetti and her children, Angel, 6 and Naomi, 9, appreciate the many offerings at Saturdays Christmas outreach event, to which Heart of Mercy Ministries of North Port played host.

SUN PHOTO BY GARY ROBERTSThe Rev. Sarah Jansson, pastor of Heart of Mercy Ministries, delivers a sermon Saturday morning before food, clothes and toys are distributed to families in need.

By GARY ROBERTS

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CHARLOTTE HARBOR — Six-year-old Angel Bazzetti clutches a Frisbee in one hand while trying a kitchen scrubbing glove on the other, gifts from Saturday’s Christmas Compassion event, at which Heart of Mercy Ministries played host. His sister, 9-year-old Naomi, holds a coloring book. Simple presents for children who don’t have a long Christmas list.

“I’m very blessed,” said their mother, Rebecca, 28. “My kids are so thankful for everything.”

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